Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 721 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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